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Best of luck to all of our area athletes

Editorial

What began as hardcore conditioning in the off season and running right into the sweat and muscle aches of summer training has paid off for a number of our area schools The “Second Season” of the fall high school sports year is upon us. Whether it be boys or girls soccer, volleyball, cross country or football, we wish all of our local representatives our very best as they give it their very best. Here is a schedule of competition involving our student-athletes: Tuesday, Oct. 28 Division IV girls soccer regional 7 p.m. at Cambridge (Beaver Local vs. Tuscarawas Valley) If Beaver ...

The chimney still leaks

Editorial

As Honey was talking on the phone to her sister Maria down in Weirton yesterday, Maria complained that a simple once-over cleaning of their sunroom had morphed into move-everything, clean-everything including the ceiling. “I’ve got that beat,” my wife said. “I have scaffolding in my living room.” She explained, “It was a surprise when I came home. My crazy husband suddenly decided it was the time to fix the leak around the chimney. I told him and told him to just hire a contractor, but no, Mr. Stubborn has to do it himself. Everything is moved, I don’t know where. Dust ...

Don’t fall behind with practicing home safety

Editorial

As you made your way around the house on Saturday changing clocks, watches and other devices that still require you to do so back one hour, did you remember to check the most important items in the house? Those would be your smoke detectors. The return of Eastern Standard Time represents a good reminder to check batteries in smoke detectors. Batteries need to be replaced at least once a year. It also is a good time to check on hardwired smoke detectors to make sure the units are working properly. Even those units have a battery backup in case of a power failure. The bottom line: ...

Halloween can be confusing and terrifying for older adults

Editorial

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published Oct. 28, 2023. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels office have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ...

Consider giving blood this holiday season

Editorial

All seasons should be times for kindness and giving. But the rapidly approaching Thanksgiving-Christmas time of year is always in the brightest of spotlights. One way — if able — that we all can help is to make a donation to the American Red Cross which is asking would-be donors to schedule time to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply stable ahead of the busy holiday season. Just one generous hour of time could be the lifesaving difference for patients in need. Not that any incentive should be needed but as a thank you the American Red Cross will give each person ...

Consider giving blood this holiday season

Editorial

All seasons should be times for kindness and giving. But the rapidly approaching Thanksgiving-Christmas time of year is always in the brightest of spotlights. One way — if able — that we all can help is to make a donation to the American Red Cross which is asking would-be donors to schedule time to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply stable ahead of the busy holiday season. Just one generous hour of time could be the lifesaving difference for patients in need. Not that any incentive should be needed but as a thank you the American Red Cross will give each person ...